Hey guys, so I bought what I thought was an axolotl after a tragic fish genocide (accidental overdose of algaefix that killed all but my opaline gouramis and African dwarf frogs). Anyway, I brought this guy home about a bit over a month ago and he had nice looking gills and a ridge along his back/tail. Over the past couple weeks the gills have be reabsorbed, his eyes have begun bugging out, and the ridge along his back has disappeared. He was floating for a few days (gassy, but that's passed), and is still looking healthy and eating well.
I'm now wondering if this is actually an axolotl (I sure hope so, since I named him Axolotl Rose), but I'm also not sure of what I should do if he is going through metamorphosis, or if he is perhaps not an axolotl at all.
I've attached a before and after picture if you will (disregard the gravel, I got rid of that the first day I got him and replaced with fine-grain sand).
I'm now wondering if this is actually an axolotl (I sure hope so, since I named him Axolotl Rose), but I'm also not sure of what I should do if he is going through metamorphosis, or if he is perhaps not an axolotl at all.
I've attached a before and after picture if you will (disregard the gravel, I got rid of that the first day I got him and replaced with fine-grain sand).